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EMEA Public to Private M&A
Change of mind: Sponsors take to de-listing their own assets

EQT and Cinven seen as bellweather for funds to reassess options for listed assets trading underwater

  • Investments
  • 04 September 2023
EU foreign subsidies regulations
EU FSR could impact PE fundraising with potential rise in ‘clean funds’

FSR could lead GPs to create funds without foreign LPs; red tape around sovereign wealth funds likely

  • Regulation
  • 01 September 2023
Canary Wharf and the financial centre of London
IPO offers CVC chance to become multi-asset consolidator

Potential IPO also offers monetisation solution for founders and GP stakes investor Blue Owl

  • GPs
  • 25 August 2023
Chris Hitchen of Possible Ventures
VC Profile: Possible Ventures lines up frontier tech deals halfway through fresh EUR 60m fundraise

Germany-based pre-seed investor is set to hold a first close for its third fund in mid-September

  • GPs
  • 25 August 2023
Big Ben and British flag London UK
CMA scrutiny of high-leverage PE divestment purchases expected to increase

PE could stand to lose its historic advantage with heightened regulatory baggage

  • Regulation
  • 21 August 2023
Wolfgang de Limburg of Apheon
GP Profile: Apheon builds on family roots, mulls exits and reinvestment opportunities

Belgian GP, formerly known as Ergon, to continue to target family- and entrepreneur-owned European businesses

  • GPs
  • 18 August 2023
poland-july2013
VC Profile: Kogito Ventures in the market with new early-stage fund, targets EUR 40m

Lux-registered UPWIND VC has already secured EUR 10m in commitments; Polish GP aims to kick of deployment in 2024

  • CEE
  • 17 August 2023
EMEA investment banking M&A
Turning the tables – an M&A downturn means investment banks are now targets themselves

Some dealmakers with healthy balance sheets and willingness to go countercyclical are pursing acquisitions

  • Investments
  • 14 August 2023
Gareth Jefferies of RTP Global
VC Profile: RTP Global gears up to deploy largest fund to date, remains bullish on breakout opportunities

Partner Gareth Jefferies discusses early-stage deployment plans and advantages of supporting startups throughout their lifecycle

  • Venture
  • 14 August 2023
Michael Holgate of Baird Capital
GP Profile: Baird Capital puts lower-middle-market niche and global expansion offering to work

GP’s flexible deal structure proposition resonates particularly well with founders in the current environment, Michael Holgate told Unquote

  • GPs
  • 07 August 2023
The Unquote Private Equity Podcast
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: In conversation with... Alex Walsh, Blackstone

Senior Managing Director Alex Walsh discusses topics including his career in the PE industry, LGBTQ+ representation and inclusion, and the current macro environment

  • Industry
  • 24 July 2023
Avent Bezuidenhoudt and Elise Hockley of Earth Capital
Women in PE: Earth Capital’s Bezuidenhoudt and Hockley on 2024 fund launch progress and co-investment pipeline

UK-based impact investor’s female leaders discuss deployment plans and the advantages of its syndicate co-investment strategy

  • Venture
  • 21 July 2023
European sponsor buyout activity at its lowest level since 2H12
Sluggish PE market struggles with deal execution, braces for pent-up demand wave

Financing challenges and valuation discrepancies have stymied deal count and volume, but hopes pinned on 4Q 2023 and beyond

  • Investments
  • 19 July 2023
Panellists at the Mergermarket Private Equity Forum Italy 2023
It’s a new generation: Emerging PE professionals are propelling their careers with ESG – PE Forum Italy

Bridging generational gaps and forging ESG agendas can allow young practitioners to make their mark

  • Industry
  • 19 July 2023
Monika Nachyla of Abris Capital Partners
Women in PE: Abris Capital Partners' Nachyla on newly launched fundraise and portfolio priorities amid geopolitical challenges

Partner Monika Nachyla outlines the CEE-based GP's fundraising and portfolio development plans

  • GPs
  • 18 July 2023
Clean energy fundraising
Thematic funds are PEs’ secret weapon for times of change, volatility – PE Forum Italy

Betting on secular trebds and corporate partnerships, GPs are finding ways to deploy in a challenging market

  • Industry
  • 17 July 2023
European private equity exit deal count falls to lowest point since 2009
European SBOs sink to lowest level since GFC, leaving sponsors weighing exit options

Hopes for exits comeback pinned on M&A uptick and shift in valuation expectations in 2H 2023

  • Exits
  • 14 July 2023
The Unquote Private Equity Podcast
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Overcoming the exit impasse

Unquote assesses the obstacles to executing successful exits and speaks to Equistone senior partner Steve O’Hare about the GP’s approach to its recent realisations

  • Exits
  • 12 July 2023
Mergermarket Private Equity Forum Italy 2023
PE purchases stall in Italy as buyers lose faith – PE Forum Italy

PE players are hoping that valuation expectations will align in 2H 2023, easing dealmaking backlog

  • Southern Europe
  • 12 July 2023
Peer-to-peer lending
Portable refis pave way for smoother sponsor exits in rocky market

Sellers are aiming to bolster buyer confidence, securing debt that can be transferred to the next LBO

  • Financing
  • 10 July 2023
Fabio Cane of NB Renaissance
GP Profile: NB Renaissance outlines acquisition and exit plans in final stretch of current fund deployment

Nearing full deployment for its third fund, Italian private equity firm is prepping one more deal and at least one exit by year-end

  • GPs
  • 05 July 2023
Ilian Iliev of NetScientific and EMV Capital
VC Profile: NetScientific’s EMV gears up for debut fund targeting early-stage deep-tech startups

UK-based investment platform will step up investments in existing portfolio, while securing commitments for its thematic fund by year-end

  • Venture
  • 28 June 2023
European private equity fundraising - final close
Many-headed Hydra: Private markets manager consolidation rears its head

Multi-asset managers set to roll-up credit, infrastructure and secondaries players to add strategies for scale

  • GPs
  • 26 June 2023
YTD European IPOs vs P2Ps
Sponsors drive record take-private activity as deployment pressure mounts

Discounted small- and mid-cap take privates expected to feed 2 pipelines amid M&A and IPO slowdown

  • Investments
  • 26 June 2023
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